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have a nightmare

VERB
dream
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize
STRONG
brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long for picture pine sigh stargaze thirst
WEAK
be delirious be moonstruck be up in clouds build castles in air cook up have a flash have a notion have a vision make up search for pot of gold think up

Example Sentences

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"People say it's your worse nightmare but you would never have a nightmare like this - it's just unbelievable," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2023

Europe, a big market for U.S. corporations, could have a nightmare winter if natural gas prices continue rising.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

“Is it worse to have a nightmare and then wake up from it? Or is it worse to have a dream where you still have some hope, and then you realize the hope is gone?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2018

Rather than tell yourself all week that you have a nightmare ahead of you, think about it a different way.

From Forbes • Jul. 7, 2015

One night she’d have a nightmare about old Shotgun Cheatham sitting up in his coffin, and on the night after that she’d dream that Grandma’s big old tomcat was jumping at her.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck